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Memo outlines al-Qaida terror plans
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4647682/ ^ | 04.01.04 | Lisa Myers

Posted on 04/02/2004 12:17:28 AM PST by kcvl

Edited on 04/02/2004 12:32:11 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Al-Qaida attacks around the world have increased dramatically over the past few months. Now NBC News has obtained new evidence of what al-Qaida is thinking, in the form of what appears to be a planning memo written by an al-Qaida militant that specifies which Americans and others to target in Iraq and worldwide.

Amid the deadliest string of terror attacks worldwide since 9/11, what appears to be a new al-Qaida message obtained by NBC News lays out in chilling detail a priority list of human targets for terrorists.

Titled “Targets Inside Cities,” the lengthy document extols what it calls “military diplomacy ... written with blood and decorated with body parts” and lists preferred targets in the following order of importance:

Americans British Spanish Australians Canadians Italians “This document is a playlist, if you will, of the future attacks we can expect to see from al-Qaida,” said terrorism expert Ben Venzke of IntelCenter.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaedamemo; alqaedastrategy; targets
Again and again, the message preaches that beyond eliminating immediate targets, these attacks achieve dual goals: “spreading fear in enemy lines ... and lifting the morale of the Islamic nation.”

The Purpose for Human Targets To stress the struggle of the faiths. Targeting Jews and Christians is a proof that it is a religious struggle.To show who the main enemy is.To get rid of the renegades and to purify the land and to use them as examples for others.To spread fear in enemy lines. This is a requirement from God as a Holy Koran says, “Verse from the Koran”.To lift the morale of the Islamic nation.To destroy the image and stature of the targeted government. America’s nose was smeared in the soil after the attacks on New York and Washington.To obstruct political projects for the infidels and the renegades. Italy decided not to send soldiers to Iraq after exploding Italians in Baghdad as well as the promise made by opponents of the Spanish Prime Minister to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq because of the Madrid explosions.Punishment for killing Moslems. God says, “Punish them in the same way they punished you.”

Note details priority list of human targets for terrorists

Faith Targets

Economic Targets

Human Targets

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1 posted on 04/02/2004 12:17:28 AM PST by kcvl
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